02/01/2003 Report Monthly Report
February 2003
For
Skate Park Task Force
1. Meetings were held on (list dates during month)
No Task Force meetings were held this month.
2. Current activities (summarize): Staff is currently re-analyzing the sites that have been
considered in the past. A matrix was developed to aid in this process. Matt Scheidegger
is currently preparing narratives for six of the sites focusing on what is needed to be done
for each site (permitting, zoning, traffic, environment, etc.)
3. Status of long-term projects:
The major long-term projects continue to be the selection of a site location for the skate
park facility and the subsequent fundraising campaign. A full-fledged fundraising effort
is in a holding position because a site has not been secured.
4. Number of volunteer hours contributed this month(noted number of volunteers and total
hours). N/A
5. Attachments (include notifications, sign-in sheets, minutes, reports,press releases,
proposals, etc.)
Tigard Times, 12/6/03
6. Any items to be scheduled for on the Council tentative agenda(list item and date):
At a Council Workshop meeting held on 2/18/03 Council removed funding for the proposed
skate park from the list of financial issues to resolve.
7. Status of members—are there any members scheduled to have their terms expire in the
next four months? Are any members indicating that they plan to retire, move or resign
soon? Please give details.N/A
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Skatepark: Public is
enthusiastic about site
■Continued from Al library building once it is vacated,
Skatepark task force con • freeing c some of the 1 Man gersidersparkinglot site According to Carlson,commer-
Tigard land, according to City,Manager cial or industrial property in Tigard Bill Monahan, who attended last
sells for between $220,000 and week's meeting.
By BARBARA SHERMANto use part of Fowler's undeveloped area. $280,000 per acre, and land in the After asking for other ideas, a
Of the Times "Fowler is kind of on the back burner for Tigard Triangle sells for$650,000 boy suggested using an empty
to$750,000 an acre. warehouse on Hall Boulevard,and
TIGARD — City otlicials and skatepark More information about the proposed the time being,"Carlson said. However,city associate planner another boy said, "Skaters who
enthusiasts have been lookingall around town skatepark and a conceptual design are avail- Plaza recapped the Fowler situation,noting
9 Duane Roberts pointed out that skate there will keep it clean.You
for a site for a tirture skatepark,and the answer .ble on the Web at:www.ci.tigard.or.us. thrt wetlands on the site are locateG to the recreation is nota permitted use in
might lie right south,away from the area under consideration p don't want to skate on trash. You
g ght in the city's own back yard,so for skatepark parking commercial- or industrial-zoned don't want um on our wheels:'
to speak. p k and 20-vehicle arkin lot. land unless the land is in a flood g y
site, located in the northeastern portion of the Also, using that site would entail making However, Carlson pointed
At a community meeting Jan. 29, the idea lot,would be monitored by a steady stream of improvements to the south side of Tigard plain or the use is temporary. out. "An indoor park would need
of using part of the City Hall/Tigard Public people driving by. Rich Carlson, chair of the Street including widening, striping and new Carlson and Plaza went over the supervising and cleaning. A lot
Library parking lot along Hall Boulevard was Skatepark Task Force, added, "It's centrally curbs and sidewalks,at a cost of$186,000. problems with some of the previ- of skateparks don't have any
brought lip, to the enthusiasm of skatepark located, there is public transportation,and the The skatepark itself is projected to cost ously considered sites: Clean direct supervision—but it does-
devotees and the relief of residents around police station is right there" Water Services at the corner of n't mean you build it and turn
Fowler Middle School,another ossible site. Last week's meeting at the Tigard Water $600,000 for 25,000 square feet,$519,000 for Hall Boulevard and Durham Road your back on it."
City statfcame up with the idea last month District week's drew more than5 0 people. 20,000 square feet, or $390,000 for 15,000
Building P P square feet.A minimum of two acres would be bas plans to expand on its extra Answering a question about
while discussing the fact that less parking But adults, mostly from the vicinity of Tigard needed for the park as well as parking and land;Cook Park is essentially com- using city funds for,the project,
would be needed once the new Tigard library Street at the north end of the Fowler property, other amenities. pleted, with no land left except in Roberts said the cost of parkland
opens across Hall Boulevard in about I% outnumbered young people by about a 3-to-1 As far as purchasing private property, the Tualatin River flood plain or purchases and improvements is
years,according to fan Plaza,city parks man- ratio. where the Tigard t`estival of paid by developers through sys-
a11er. Carison said, `Tire numbers from realtors are
The neighbors were on hand to make sure worse than I thought" Balloons is held; Coe tems development charges.
Skatepark supporters pointed out that the the task force didn't proceed with a proposal Manufacturing at Hunziker and "We have to find a home for
■ See SKATEPARK, A2 Wall streets has plans to expand on the skatepark,"Carlson said."It's
its site; and the school district time. We've been looking long
wants to leave its options open for enough."
its former administrative site on The Skatepark Task Force
Vacific'',H;gllway. started meeting in the.;sprin'g-of
In addition to the parking lot, 2002, and last summer Purkiss-
another site that might,fit-the crite- Rose Architects drew up-p''la'ns
ria is city-owned property along for the facility after getting ideas
Ash Street off Burnham Street, from skateboarders, inline
where the Public Works skaters and bikers.
Department and an off-leash dog For more information on the
park are now located.Public works project, call Plaza, 503-718-
personnel will move into the old 2590,or Carlson, 503-224-0871.
Financial Plan Finance Director Prosser reviewed this item
with Council.
Mr.Prosser distributed a summary of recent
City of Tigard election results on Measure 28,
WCCLS Local Option Levy,Washington
County Exhibition Center,Tigard Library
Bond,Tigard-Tualatin School Bond, and
Atfalati Park and Recreation District. Two
measures were approved by Tigard voters:
the Library and the School Bond.
After a review of upcoming financial issues,
Council members agreed on the following in
priority order:
Major Issues
#1 -Local Option Levy-target for 2004
election.
#2-Bull Mountain Annexation
#3-Explore new revenue sources.
#4-Consider increases to selected franchise
fees
Other Issues
A. Fee increases (including franchise fees)
B.Urban renewal for Washington Square and
Downtown(possible revision to City Charter)
C.Water revenue bond.
�A t
JitTi�1 of5 L 1 Suri
erwood expressed concerns about
implementation of a street maintenance fee at
this time because of the economy and the fact
that the library bond and school bond
increased Tigard resident's property tax bill
this year.
Finance Department will memorialize
Council's direction on the Strategic Financial
Plan for formal adoption at an upcoming
Council meeting.
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